Dogs
Pink Floyd
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You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you're on the street You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking And after a while, you can work on points for style Like the club tie, and the firm handshake A certain look in the eye and an easy smile You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to So that when they turn their backs on you, You'll get the chance to put the knife in You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder You know it's going to get harder, and harder, and harder as you get older And in the end you'll pack up and fly down south Hide your head in the sand, Just another sad old man All alone and dying of cancer And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around So have a good drown, as you go down, all alone Dragged down by the stone (stone, stone, stone, stone, stone) I gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze? Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending That everyone's expendable and no-one has a real friend And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the winner And everything's done under the sun And you believe at heart, everyone's a killer Who was born in a house full of pain Who was trained not to spit in the fan Who was told what to do by the man Who was broken by trained personnel Who was fitted with collar and chain Who was given a pat on the back Who was breaking away from the pack Who was only a stranger at home Who was ground down in the end Who was found dead on the phone Who was dragged down by the stone
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Written by: DAVID JON GILMOUR, ROGER WATERS
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10 facts about this song
Album Classification"Dogs" is a song by British rock band Pink Floyd, it appears on their tenth studio album, "Animals" released in 1977.
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DurationWith a runtime of 17 minutes and 8 seconds, "Dogs" is the longest song on the "Animals" album.
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Songwriting CreditsRoger Waters and David Gilmour are both credited for writing the song. This was one of the few Pink Floyd songs that was co-written by Gilmour and Waters during this period.
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Lyrics InterpretationThe song's lyrics violently critique people who betray others for their own gain, metaphorically labelling them as "dogs."
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Musical StructureThe track is structured in a way that allows for a multitude of solo guitar sections by David Gilmour and keyboard work by Richard Wright.
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Studio TechniquesThe song uses a variety of studio recording techniques. One example is at the end of the track where audibly a pack of dogs barks and howls pan from one speaker to another to give the illusion of movement and distance.
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Initially an Older Song"Dogs" was originally written in 1974 with the title, "You Gotta Be Crazy". It was performed live but was never included on an album until it was reworked for "Animals".
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Live PerformanceDespite the song's length, Pink Floyd frequently performed "Dogs" live during their "In The Flesh" tour supporting the "Animals" album.
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Vocal DistributionRoger Waters sings the whole first half of the song before David Gilmour provides the song’s second vocal portion in the second half.
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Animal MetaphorThe song is one of three tracks on the album to use an animal as a metaphor, alongside ‘Pigs (Three Different Ones)’ and ‘Sheep’, to critique varying aspects of society.
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